Tractor-seat



S. J. COUGHRAN.

TRACTOR SEAT. APPLICATION FILED NOV. IVI, 1920.

1,385,52 1 Patented July 26, 1921.

-UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ASLNIUEII. J'. COUGHRAN, 0F BUENA.A PAIK, CALIFORNIA.

TRA'QTORFSEA'T. l

Specification of'Letters Patent.` Patented July 26,1921.

Application led November 11, 1920. Serial No. 423,899.

useful Improvements in Tractor-Seats, of-

wwhich the following is a specification.

It is the object of this invention to provide a seat for tractors and the like which is -provided with a novel spring support adapted to form an easy riding construction- -The invention will be readily understood from the follo-wing description of the accompanying drawings, in which.:- Figure 1 is aside elevation showing a tractor provided with the improved spring support for the seat. y I y Fig. 2 is a plan view of the sprlng support forfthe seat.

Fig. 3 is a verticalsection on the l1ne 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a transverse section on the line 4 4 of Fig. 2.

I Fig. 5 is a. rear elevation of the seat support.

Fig. 6 is of Fig. 3.

Ihave illustrated the improved seat support ,as employed upon a tractor of usual construction including a base 2 carrying the steering post 3. The seat support is mounted upon base 2 in rear of the steering post so as to position the'seat carried by thesupport conveniently to the steering post. The seat support consists of a bracket including side members 4 arranged alongside y of one another and having portions 5 intermediate of their ends restlng upon the base 2. These portions 5 are arranged in parallel spaced relation iand are detachably fixed to the base 2 by means of clamping bolts 6 supporting clamping plates 7 engaging the portions 5 of the bracket members. The bracket members at one end ofthe portions 5 are bent upwardly as shown at 8 and are then vertically disposed in spaced parallel relation as shown at 9 with the flat sides of said portions of the bracket membersturned toward one. another.

of portions 5 are bent upwardly as shown at 10 and are then inclined forwardly as shown -at 11 so as to terminate in parallel spaced arms 12 disposed at'a substantially horizona detailsection on the line v6--6 The bracket members at the opposite end tal plane and crossing the uprights 9 so as to extend beyond the same.l The ends of uprights 9 may be connected as bythe rivets 13 and the two members forming the bracket mayrbe also connected along tlie inclined portlons 1l of the same as by the plate 14 suitably riveted as shown at 15 t the respective bracket members.

The forward ends of'arms- 12 carry a support 16 Vbetween the same, saidl support being shown as [a reversed channel iron. A tool 'box16't1 or the like may/be'mounted upon the support 16 as by bolts 17a extending upwardly through the same. `The bolts'17 pro- ]'ect through end plates 18 provided on this channel lron so that the ends of arms 12 may be received upon said bolts 'inl position to abut against the ends of the channel iron support. Washers 19 are, preferably, recelved upon the bolts against the ends of arms 12 and the ends of arms 2() forming a bracket carrying the seat'` received upon the bolts against the washers 19 with the nuts 21 of said bolts received against the arms 20 so as to secure the parts in the position thus described.y

The arms 20 extend rearwardly and form a bracket loop 22 upon which a seat 23 of usual construction may be mounted by means of a bolt and nut connection 24. The arms 20 of the seat bracket are pivotally mounted upon bolts 17 so that the end of the bracket carrying the seat may swing up and down. A resilient connection is provided between this swinging end of the seat bracket and the supporting bracket 4 so as to yieldably retain the seat bracket in a substantially horizontal position while committing vertical swing thereof against ythe tension of the resilient connection.

As an instance of this arrangement a coil spring connection isprovided between the uprights 9 of the supporting bracket and a brace 25 extending across the loop 22 of the seat bracket. This spring construction includes a coil spring 26 having end caps 27 received over the ends of the spring. A U-bolt 28 has its ends fixed to lone of the end caps and extends through the coils of the spring and through the other end cap with the loop of the U-bolt projecting beyond this 4second cap. The second cap is slidable along the U-bolt so that it may be drawn toward the first end cap and thereby compress the spring between said'end caps. The loop of the U-bolt is received through the uprights 9, preferably, above the point where the arms 12 cross said uprights, and a connection is provided between the end cap r27 slidable along the U-bolt and the brace 25, so that the tension of spring 26 will normally retain the end caps in space relation and thus provide a support for the pivoted seat bracket.

The connection between the slidable end cap and brace 25 may include a rod'29 eX- tending from the end cap through the coils of spring 26 and slidably received through the first end cap. Beyond the first end-cap this rod is engagedl by a hooked rod 30 which is received through a suitable opening in the brace 25. This rod is threaded as shown at 31, and nuts 32 are threaded upon the rod at the respective sides of brace 25 so that the rod may be adjustably positioned with relation to the brace through rotation of `said nuts.

.By the construction a-s thus described it will be seen that the spring 26 will normally hold the seat bracket against pivotal movement and in a substantially horizontal plane as shown in Fig. l, The vibrations of the tractor, as it passes over uneven surfaces, will be transmitted to the supporting bracket '4, but said vibrations will be cushioned by the yield of spring 26 before reaching the seat bracket, and as a consequence an easy riding seat is provided. It will be noted that the tension of spring 26 may be readily adjusted by adjusting rod 30 with relation to brace 25, and as a consequence the cushioning effect produced by the spring may be varied as found desirable to produce an easy riding construction.

Various changes may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed is:

l. A spring seat comprising a support including members alongside one another and each comprising a base ortion, an upright arm at one end thereo and a forwardly projecting arm at the other end, a bracket i its rear end, and a yieldable spring connec- -tion between said rear end of the bracket and said support.

3. A spring seat comprising a support, having an upright arm and a forwardly projecting arm, a bracket pivoted to the forwardly projecting arm and carrying the seat, a yieldable spring connection between said bracket and said upwardly projecting arm, and means for adjusting said spring connection. y

4. A spring seat comprising a support, a bracket pivoted .thereto and carrying the seat, and a spring connection between said bracket and support including a spring, and members secured to said bracket `and support respectively, said members being adapted to compress said spring between the same to permit pivotal yield of said bracket.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

SAMUEL J. COUGHRAN. 

